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Finally 10 Second Passes – But At What Cost
We know our core business isn’t building quick street cars for the strip, but it sure is fun learning and reaching the goals we set ourselves. After hours of work getting the blower drive and engine combo dialled in on our ECUWest workshop VE SS, it was finally time to test it out down the Motorplex again. With a conservative E85 tune & keeping the 4.0L Whipple Blower from getting over 20PSI of boost, we finally got the better of the head gasket issues which were plaguing us earlier in the year. After going over it all again for the 100th time we packed her up on the trailer and headed for the Perth Motorplex to see if we could make it the other end without flicking a blower belt or some other teething issue stopping us. Being a 6 speed manual its a bit of a handful but with a lot of nerves and excitement, the ECUWest crew could finally see the fruits of our labour. The car performed well and we managed to get a few reasonable runs. Engine, blower, interchiller temps all going well. The only weak link starting to emerge was the was the NPC clutch, but in fairness it was built for our previous combo. We were more than happy with the high ten second passes we were achieving. The more runs we did the more confident we grew in how the car was going although the clutch was preventing us from bettering a 10.8 ET.
Until a bit of clutch shudder or wheel spin caused some diff hop off the launch, when we hit second there was a massive bang with sparks…. great entertainment for the crowd. Some lucky kid in the stands got a hot Nolathane diff bushing that was only a few hours old…
